Online Desk:  Parliament on Thursday unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief at the death of MP Abdul Hyee and some noted personalities.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the condolence motion in the House at the first sitting of the 2nd session of the 12th Parliament.

As per the tradition, the day’s business of Parliament was adjourned after the adoption of the condolence over the death of  Awami League MP Abdul Hyee, who was elected from Jhenaidah-1 constituency, in order to pay respect to him.

Abdul Hyee, the president of Jhenaidah district Awami League, died at the Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand on March 16. He was 78.

Before passing the condolence motion, Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a number of MPs took part in an obituary reference on his death.

Hasina in her speech described Abdul Hyee as a brave soul and good organiser as he had made the strong position for Bangladesh Awami League in an adverse area like Jhenaidah.

She said Hyee had been elected time and again from such an adverse place like Jhenaidah, which was once a stronghold for terrorists and outlawed parties.

“He was not only a politician but also a dedicated soul for the development of that area,” she said, adding he had established a women’s college in his constituency.

Noting that Hyee was made as the state minister for fisheries and livestock for the 2012-2014 period, the PM said he served his responsibility with utmost sincerity.

Besides, the House expressed deep shock at the death of five former MPs – Shamshul Haque Bhuiyan (Chandpur-4), Abul Hashem (Cumilla-5), Pinu Khan (Women Seat-23), Nazir Hossain (Sunamganj-1) and Mokhlesur Rahman (Rangpur-3).

The parliament also mourned the death of some noted personalities including Ekushey award-winning personality, language veteran, freedom fighter and International Crimes Tribunal’s (ICT) chief prosecutor Gholam Arif Tipu, and Ekushey award-winning veteran journalist and Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim and Ekushey award-winning educationist and Awami League advisory council member Pranab Kumar Barua and Freedom fighter and one of designers of Bangladesh National Flag Shib Narayan Das.

A one-minute silence was observed and a munajat offered eternal peace to the departed souls. Independent MP Mohammad Huchamuddin Chowdhury (Sylhet-5) conducted the munajat.